LAST MONTH IN BRIEF

03/03 Following a public consultation, the Ministry for Enterprises and Made in Italy publishes the first draft of the Italian strategy for quantum technology

11/03 Italian Undersecretary of State Alfredo Mantovano meets with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi, confirming Italy’s new ambitions in nuclear energy (see Deep Dive 1)

12/03 Minister for Enterprises and Made in Italy Adolfo Urso joins some of his European counterparts to launch the European Alliance for Chips, a coalition of the willing for semiconductors to strengthen the competitiveness of the sector across the EU

13/03 The Council of Ministers declares of strategic interest the project by the company Novo Nordisk A/S to expand the pharmaceutical industrial complex in Anagni, worth more than €2 bln

20/03 Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani meets with EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič to discuss the issue of US tariffs (see our Graph of the month)

20/03 PM Giorgia Meloni meets with President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen to discuss how to strengthen EU defence in all areas (see Deep Dive 2)

25/03 The Ministry for Enterprises and Made in Italy allocates around €500 mln in development contracts to strengthen the competitiveness and the innovation processes of industries in Southern Italy

27/03 The government unit for the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan approves the sixth report on the implementation progress which allowed Italy to receive the fifth and sixth instalments from the EU

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